History Recap / SmallvilleS02E23Exodus

Written by Alfred Gough & Miles Millar

Directed by Greg Beeman

* RemakeCameo: Terence Stamp, who played General Zod in the first two ''Film/{{Superman}}'' movies with Creator/ChristopherReeve, provides the voice of Jor-El.

--->'''Chloe:''' You know, it doesn't matter now. The point is, I saw you and Lana in a major lip-Iock.

--->'''Chloe:''' Really? Obviously, it was on the top of your to-do list. I can deal with the fact you guys are together. It hurts, but I was prepared. But we just made a promise to be honest with each other and you didn't have the guts to keep your word. Or was it too much fun making a fool of me that you couldn't reveal your secret? Have a nice life, Clark. (''gets in her car and drives off'')

-->'''Pete''': (''to Lionel's guards'') Don't touch me. You hate him.
-->'''Lionel''': I know that, but I value their hatred; I find it very useful. You see, people are always at their weakest when they're angry.

-->'''Clark''': Everything and everyone I love is here in Smallville!
-->'''Jor-El''': You must let go of your past. I will guide you to your future.
-->'''Clark''': No, I don't want your guidance! I want to create my own future!
-->'''Jor-El''': [[YouCantFightFate You have no choice, Kal-El]].

-->'''Clark''': Who are you?!
-->'''Jor-El''': I am Jor-El, your father.
-->'''Clark''': I thought you died!
-->'''Jor-El''': I am his will, his memory. I am to fulfill his promise and guide you all the days of your life.

--->'''Chloe''': So how'd you decide? RockPaperScissors? Coin toss? Or did you just draw the short straw?
--->'''Clark''': Decide...?
--->'''Chloe''': Who was gonna tell me that you and Lana are together.
--->'''Clark''': You know?
--->'''Chloe''': Yeah. I came over to the barn the other night to warn you about something.
--->'''Clark''': About what?
--->'''Chloe''': You know, it doesn't matter now. The point is, I saw you and Lana in a major lip-Iock.
--->'''Clark''': I didn't mean--
--->'''Chloe''': Didn't what, Clark? Newsflash! You've always been in love with Lana. I tried to deny it, thinking that maybe we could work something out, but it's like fate, Clark--inevitable, but always surprising when it actually happens.
--->'''Clark''': I was gonna tell you.
--->'''Chloe''': Really? Obviously, it was on the top of your to-do list. I can deal with the fact you guys are together. It hurts, but I was prepared. But we just made a promise to be honest with each other and you didn't have the guts to keep your word. Or was it too much fun making a fool of me that you couldn't reveal your secret? Have a nice life, Clark. (''gets in her car and drives off'')

--->'''Jonathan''': Your actions have consequences, Clark! Didn't your mother and I ever teach you that?!
--->'''Clark''': Yes, but--
--->'''Jonathan''': There's no time for excuses, Clark! It's too late! [[DidntThinkThisThrough You didn't think this whole thing through.]] You had no idea what was gonna happen, and now...now, your mother is lying in a hospital bed!

-->'''Jor-El''': You will obey me, Kal-El.
-->'''Clark''': You're not my father. I won't let you control me!

* DarkReprise: A dark version of Creator/JohnWilliams' ''Film/{{Superman}}'' theme plays when Clark emerges from the wreckage of the storm cellar caused by his exploding spaceship, and again in the closing scene as Clark rides towards Metropolis.

Written by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar

* GRatedDrug: Red Kryptonite, again. Clark even tells Pete as he's desperately looking for a Red Kryptonite ring that "it makes me feel better."

* IControlMyMinionsThrough: Prejudice, in Lionel's case. Lionel outright remarks to Pete that he uses his employees' hatred of him to his advantage because anger is a weakness.

* MythologyGag: The symbol of Clark's ancestors resembles the Superman "S," except the "S" looks more like the number "8."

* AbusiveDad: Jor-El who, when Clark declares he won't let him control him, telekinetically pins Clark to the storm cellar wall and brands a Kryptonian symbol onto his chest.

* DidntThinkThisThrough: Jonathan points out during his WhatTheHellHero speech to Clark in the hospital.

* ForgotAboutHisPowers: In the final act, Clark ransacks the ''Torch'' office looking for Chloe's Red Kryptonite ring. Please note this is ''Clark''--y'know, the guy who can see through most solid objects.

* IronicEcho: When Pete enters the Kawatche Caves to distract Lionel so Clark can super-speed in and swipe the Kryptonite key, Pete tells the guards who apprehend him "You know you hate [Lionel]," to which Lionel remarks he knows they hate him and that hatred and anger is a weakness. After Lionel finds the Kryptonite key missing and suspects Pete stole it, he prepares to strike Pete after he plays dumb, at which point Pete reminds him, "Careful, Mr. Luthor; you wouldn't want to look weak."

* SoulJar: Jor-El explains that he is the original Jor-El's will and memories.

* IronicEcho: When Pete enters the Kawatche Caves to distract Lionel so Clark can super-speed in and swipe the Kryptonite key, Pete tells the guards who apprehend him "You know you hate [Lionel]," to which Lionel remarks he knows they hate him and that hatred and anger is a weakness. After Lionel finds the Kryptonite key missing and suspects Pete stole it, he prepares about to strike Pete after he plays dumb, at which point Pete reminds him, "Careful, Mr. Luthor; you wouldn't want to look weak."

* {{Superdickery}}: ''Everything'' that Jor-El does in this episode falls under this category.

--->'''Jonathan''': There's no time for excuses, Clark! It's too late! You didn't think this whole thing through. You had no idea what was gonna happen, and now...now, your mother is lying in a hospital bed!

Clark meets his Kryptonian biological father Jor-El, who insists that Clark leave Smallville and fulfill his destiny. Lex and Helen prepare for their wedding.

* AbusiveDad: Jor-El who, when Clark declares he won't let him control him, telekinetically pins Clark to a wall and brands a Kryptonian symbol onto his chest.
* AnimateInanimateObject: Clark's ship in the teaser. While Jor-El is speaking to Clark through the spaceship, it glows and even changes shape into a replica of planet Earth, complete with a setting sun.

* DarkReprise: A dark version of Creator/JohnWilliams' ''Film/{{Superman}}'' theme plays when Clark emerges from the wreckage of the storm cellar caused by his exploding ship, and again in the closing scene as Clark rides a motorcycle towards Metropolis.
* DownerEnding: Clark's attempts to rid himself of Jor-El's influence results in Martha losing her baby, prompting Clark to put on a Red Kryptonite ring and run away from Smallville, leaving behind a tearful Lana.
* ForgotAboutHisPowers: In the final act, Clark ransacks the ''Torch'' office looking for Chloe's Red Kryptonite ring. Please note this is ''Clark'', y'know, the guy who can see through most solid objects.

* HeroicBSOD: Clark goes into one after Jonathan seemingly rejects him at the hospital in response to his confessing he caused the explosion that injured the Kents, standing dazed in the crater left behind by his spaceship's explosion, telling Lana that all he does is cause pain and misery, and later donning a Red Kryptonite ring to numb his pain and guilt.

* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Clark steals Lionel's Kryptonite key and puts it into the ship in order to destroy it. It works, but Clark ends up causing an explosion that sends out an energy wave that hits Jonathan's truck, resulting in an accident that causes Martha to lose her unborn baby. Nice going, Clark.

* IControlMyMinionsThrough: Prejudice in Lionel's case. Lionel outright remarks to Pete that he uses his employees' hatred of him to his advantage because anger is a weakness.

* ChestInsignia: Jor-El burns the Kryptonian emblem of the House of El (which [[MythologyGag resembles the Superman symbol]]) onto Clark's chest.
* CliffHanger: Season 2 ends with Chloe accepting Lionel's offer to investigate Clark, Clark donning a Red Kryptonite ring and leaving Smallville, and Lex alone on a plane that's about to crash into the ocean.

* GRatedDrug: Red Kryptonite, again.
* HeroicBSOD: Clark goes into one after Jonathan seemingly rejects him at the hospital, standing dazed in the crater left behind by his spaceship's explosion and telling Lana that all he does is cause pain and misery.
* IronicEcho: When Pete enters the Kawatche Caves to distract Lionel so Clark can super-speed in and swipe the Kryptonite key, Pete tells the guards "You know you hate [Lionel]," to which Lionel remarks he knows they hate him and that hatred and anger is a weakness. After Lionel finds the Kryptonite key missing and suspects Pete stole it, he prepares about to strike Pete after he plays dumb, at which point Pete reminds him, "Careful, Mr. Luthor; you wouldn't want to look weak."

* JerkassHasAPoint: Though Jor-El is undoubtedly an abusive prick, he was right about Clark harming his loved ones if he resisted his destiny.
* MythologyGag: The symbol of Clark's ancestors resembles the Superman "S."

* PlotDevice: Lionel's Kryptonite key, which Clark steals and puts into his ship in an attempt to get rid of Jor-El.

-->'''Jonathan''': Your actions have consequences, Clark! Didn't your mother and I ever teach you that?!
-->'''Clark''': Yes, but--
-->'''Jonathan''': There's no time for excuses, Clark! It's too late! You didn't think this whole thing through, and now...now, your mother is lying in a hospital bed!

* ChestInsignia: Jor-El burns the Kryptonian emblem of the House of El (which resembles the Superman symbol) onto Clark's chest.

* AbusiveDad: Jor-El who, when Clark declares he won't let him control him, telekinetically pins Clark to a wall and brands a Kryptonian symbol on his chest.

* DownerEnding: Clark's attempts to rid himself of Jor-El's influence results in Martha losing her unborn baby, prompting Clark to expose himself to Red Kryptonite and run away from Smallville, leaving behind a tearful Lana.

* WhatTheHellHero: Jonathan's response to Clark after Clark confesses that he put a Kryptonite key into the ship, causing it to explode and thus injure Martha.

* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Clark steals Lionel's Kryptonite key and puts it into the ship in order to destroy it. It works, but Clark ends up causing an explosion that sends out an energy wave that hits Jonathan's truck, resulting in an accident that causes Martha to lose her unborn baby. Nice one, Clark.

Clark meets his Kryptonian biological father Jor-El, who insists that Clark leave Smallville and fulfill his destiny.

* ChestInsignia: Jor-El burns the Kryptonian emblem of the House of El onto Clark's chest.
* GRatedDrug: Red kryptonite, again.

* WhatTheHellHero: Jonathan's response to Clark after Clark confesses [[spoiler:that he put a Kryptonite key into the ship, causing it to explode and thus injure Martha]].

* WhatTheHellHero: Jonathan gives Clark this kind of speech after Clark confesses what he did.

* SuperDickery: ''Everything'' that Jor-El does in this episode falls under this category.

* GRatedDrug
* ItsAllMyFault
* SuperDickery
* WhatTheHellHero